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Messages - davesiskind

I have complied about 400,000 miles of testing and record keeping on most things on a bike. For example, one bike (frame) has gone 105,000 miles ands is still in use for long tours and I typically get 11,000 miles on a chain. If interested in a copy of my summaries, contact me at dsiskind@msn.com

I have used over hundreds of tires in 45 years and the Conti Top Touring 2000 700x32's are the best. I have also gotten high mileages on IRC Duro II's. My new book has reports on these:

“Winding road next 77 miles.” Lolo P*ss in Montana’s Bitterroot Range nearly did in Lewis and Clark in 1805. Lewis P*ss in New Zealand’ Southerrn Alps almost did the same to Dave Siskind, 196 years later. Adventure Cycling’s routes, historic Route 66 from LA to Chicago, Natchez Trace, Black Hills, Yellowstone, Banff National Park, the Shakopee Velodrome, Nova Scotia, Masi’s and Holdsworth’s shops, Tuscany, Provence, Ireland, Israel, Iowa... it’s all in this personal history of 45 years and 420,000 bicycling miles. This 372-page illustrated 8-1/2 by 11 volume describes two wheeled adventures, racing, and touring nearly everywhere in western Europe, North America, and New Zealand. Included are the bike club scenes and personalities in the ‘60’s NE USA and the ‘70’s to ‘00’s Minnesota, a retro philosophy of sustainable biking, and discoveries of what’s good stuff and how long tires, chains, and frames last. This is a limited, signed, and numbered first edition of 25 copies, March 2004. Price: $40. No club, wholesale, or quantity discounts are available. Contact Dave by February 29, 2004 at dsiskind@msn.com or 612-929-4498.

NA, Europe, NZ, my life of 45 years and 420,000 miles plus a fanatic's record keeping of how long bike stuff lasts and what fails.

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“Winding road next 77 miles.” Lolo P*ss in Montana’s Bitterroot Range nearly did in Lewis and Clark in 1805. Lewis P*ss in New Zealand’ Southerrn Alps almost did the same to Dave Siskind, 196 years later. Adventure Cycling’s routes, historic Route 66 from LA to Chicago, Natchez Trace, Black Hills, Yellowstone, Banff National Park, the Shakopee Velodrome, Nova Scotia, Masi’s and Holdsworth’s shops, Tuscany, Provence, Ireland, Israel, Iowa... it’s all in this personal history of 45 years and 420,000 bicycling miles. This 372-page illustrated 8-1/2 by 11 volume describes two wheeled adventures, racing, and touring nearly everywhere in western Europe, North America, and New Zealand. Included are the bike club scenes and personalities in the ‘60’s NE USA and the ‘70’s to ‘00’s Minnesota, a retro philosophy of sustainable biking, and discoveries of what’s good stuff and how long tires, chains, and frames last. This is a limited, signed, and numbered first edition of 25 copies, March 2004. Price: $40. No club, wholesale, or quantity discounts are available. Contact Dave by February 29, 2004 at dsiskind@msn.com or 612-929-4498.